While six years between releases may be a long time to wait for a new Queens of the Stone Age disc, it certainly didn’t deter music fans from lining up to buy the album as soon as it came out. QOTSA’s sixth studio album ‘…Like Clockwork’ debuted in the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart this week, resulting in a huge milestone for the band as their first No. 1 disc.
To prepare for the band's upcoming Rock in Rio performance, Iron Maiden have extended their 'Maiden England' tour to include some 2013 U.S. dates. After a brilliant string of North American shows last summer, Maiden will return to American soil once again in September with special guest Megadeth.
April 1, 2013 I am not sure where the original source is for this news but according to Metal Underground, Dave Mustaine is making a country album with a Mustaine twist!
February 20, 2013 It has been awhile since we have had a massive rock show roll into town and it's high time we got our fix!
There are definitely some avid Dave Mustaine fans out there and one of them just shelled out just over $11,000 to own an ultra rare prototype Jackson Y2KV guitar that was specifically created for the Megadeth leader.
Megadeth mastermind Dave Mustaine has been keeping fans updated on the status of their new album by making the most of social media - posting Twitter updates and Facebook postings on all the latest happenings. He most recently posted news yesterday that three new tracks were almost complete.
While hard rock and metal bands were snubbed in most of the categories for the 2013 Grammy Awards that were announced tonight (Dec. 5), the one category devoted to those genres features a diverse range of nominees.
Megadeth's Dave Mustaine had his share of health problems over the years, but the recent discovery of vocal damage had him a little concerned. The frontman headed online to his Facebook page to update fans on how he's holding up.
October 23, 2012 Megadeth's Dave Mustaine celebrated his 51st birthday on Sept. 13 by playing a concert to a packed house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After playing their last song of the night, Mustaine was surprised with a birthday cake onstage by two lovely ladies, while the crowd sang 'Happy Birthday' to the legendary frontman in both English and Spanish.
It was one of their most successful releases, and now Megadeth are ready to step back in time to revisit their 1992 effort, 'Countdown to Extinction.' The group has scheduled on Nov. 6 street date for a 20th anniversary reissue of the album, and they're planning on playing the disc in its entirety during a late fall 2012 run.
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine dropped more controversial quotes during a recent interview with LA Weekly. Having already gained attention from supporting Presidential candidate Rick Santorum, rebuking his support and speaking out against gay marriage, Mustaine now goes into his religious beliefs and how starving women in Africa shouldn’t be having kids.
